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The Anthropocene and the Undead

Author	: Kyle William Bishop
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date	: 2022-03-22
ISBN 10	: 9781793625830
Pages	: 277 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (258 users)

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Download or read book The Anthropocene and the Undead written by Kyle William Bishop and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the interconnectedness of the cultural zeitgeists around the anthropocene and the undead showing how the latter reveals increasing cultural anxieties over who and what constitutes humanity in the twenty-first century and whether it has a place in any possible post-Anthropocene futures.

Out of This World

Author	: Rachel S. Cordasco
Publisher	: University of Illinois Press
Release Date	: 2021-12-28
ISBN 10	: 9780252052910
Pages	: 328 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (529 users)

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Download or read book Out of This World written by Rachel S. Cordasco and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-first century has witnessed an explosion of speculative fiction in translation (SFT). Rachel Cordasco examines speculative fiction published in English translation since 1960, ranging from Soviet-era fiction to the Arabic-language dystopias that emerged following the Iraq War. Individual chapters on SFT from Korean, Czech, Finnish, and eleven other source languages feature an introduction by an expert in the language's speculative fiction tradition and its present-day output. Cordasco then breaks down each chapter by subgenre--including science fiction, fantasy, and horror--to guide readers toward the kinds of works that most interest them. Her discussion of available SFT stands alongside an analysis of how various subgenres emerged and developed in a given language. She also examines the reasons a given subgenre has been translated into English. An informative and one-of-a-kind guide, Out of This World offers readers and scholars alike a tour of speculative fiction's new globalized era.

Zombie Talk

Author	: John Edgar Browning
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2016-04-30
ISBN 10	: 9781137567727
Pages	: 129 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (677 users)

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Download or read book Zombie Talk written by John Edgar Browning and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zombie Talk offers a concise, interdisciplinary introduction and deep analytical set of theoretical approaches to help readers understand the phenomenon of zombies in contemporary and modern culture. With essays that combine Humanities and Social Science methodologies, the authors examine the zombie through an array of cultural products from different periods and geographical locations: films ranging from White Zombie (1932) to the pioneering films of George Romero, television shows like AMC's The Walking Dead, to literary offerings such as Richard Matheson's I am Legend (1954) and Seth Grahame-Smith's Pride, Prejudice and Zombies (2009), among others.

The A to Z of the Coptic Church

Author	: Gawdat Gabra
Publisher	: Scarecrow Press
Release Date	: 2009-10-26
ISBN 10	: 0810870576
Pages	: 356 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (76 users)

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Download or read book The A to Z of the Coptic Church written by Gawdat Gabra and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first century, Saint Mark brought Christianity to Egypt and in so doing, formed the basis for the Coptic Orthodox Church. Today, Copts, members of the Coptic Church, compromise the largest Christian Community in the Middle East. The Coptic Church is more than 19 centuries old and has produced thousands of texts and biblical and theological studies. During the last half of the 20th century, however, economic and political discrimination has forced between 400,000 and one million Copts to emigrate from Egypt, with the majority settling in North America and Australia. The A to Z of the Coptic Church details the history of one of the oldest Christian churches. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and more than 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important people, organizations, and structures; the theology and practices of the church; its literature and liturgy; and monasteries and churches.

Ancient Christian Interpretations of "violent Texts" in the Apocalypse

Author	: Jozef Verheyden
Publisher	: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Release Date	: 2011
ISBN 10	: 9783525539767
Pages	: 318 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (397 users)

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Download or read book Ancient Christian Interpretations of "violent Texts" in the Apocalypse written by Jozef Verheyden and published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. This book was released on 2011 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a stimulating work, engaging with those 'uncomfortable' violent texts in the Apocalypse, and detailing the reception of the work in later commentaries and in liturgy and art. The later reflections, from both East and West, are insightful, and the authors combine exegetical analysis with the critical importance of locating works within their social and political contexts...Highly recommended. -- Mark Finney, Journal for the Study of the New Testament The Apocalypse of John belongs to the most puzzling texts of the New Testament. Historical-critical exegesis has been stressing that the book above all wishes to give a message of hope and comfort for a community under threat. Yet readers have also always been impressed and terrified by the many images of violence, including war, destruction, persecution and martyrdom, and the appearance of the devil and his demons. This book does not allow its readers to remain neutral. The present volume offers the proceedings of a conference that was held in Leuven, Belgium, in September 2009 and was organised by the general editors of the Novum Testamentum Patristicum. The conference focused on how early Christian and Patristic authors have coped with all these many passages that deal with various sorts of violence. The volume contains essays on most of the important commentators, Origen, Tyconius, Lactance, Victorin of Pettau, and those of a somewhat later age, Andreas of Caesarea, Oecumenius, and Bede, but also looks at the reception history on a larger scale. It also deals with issues of method in reading the Book of Revelation, with important themes (the 1000-year reign), the Jewish background of some of these motifs, and the reception of Patristic thought in the most important medieval commentator of the book, Joachim of Fiore.

Dystopian States of America: Apocalyptic Visions and Warnings in Literature and Film

Author	: Matthew B. Hill
Publisher	: ABC-CLIO
Release Date	: 2022-09-13
ISBN 10	: 9781440873393
Pages	: 393 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (733 users)

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Download or read book Dystopian States of America: Apocalyptic Visions and Warnings in Literature and Film written by Matthew B. Hill and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dystopian States of America provides students and researchers with an illuminating resource for understanding the impact and relevance of dystopian and apocalyptic works in contemporary American culture. Through its wide survey of dystopian works in numerous forms and genres, the book encourages readers to connect with these works of fiction and understand how the catastrophically grim or disquieting worlds they portray offer insights into our own current situation. In addition to providing more than 150 encyclopedia articles on a large and representative sample of dystopian/apocalyptic narratives in fiction, film, television, and video games (including popular works that often escape critical inquiry), Dystopian States of America features a suite of critical essays on five themes—war, pandemics, totalitarianism, environmental calamity, and technological overreach—that serve as the foundation for most dystopian worlds of the imagination. These offerings complement one another, enabling readers to explore dystopian conceptions of America and the world from multiple perspectives and vantage points.

Reclaiming the Book of Revelation

Author	: Wilfried E. Glabach
Publisher	: Peter Lang
Release Date	: 2007
ISBN 10	: 1433100541
Pages	: 230 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (41 users)

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Download or read book Reclaiming the Book of Revelation written by Wilfried E. Glabach and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progressive Christians have largely resisted studying the book of Revelation, but Reclaiming the Book of Revelation shows that the last book of the Bible has great relevance for progressive Christians and congregations in this world. It addresses themes such as how to avoid being drawn into the values of a consumerist society, how to describe our fears instead of fleeing from them, and how to live with hope in difficult times. Because Revelation has been claimed by the «religious right» and proponents of rapture theology, Wilfried E. Glabach addresses the need for more progressive Christians to give another interpretation of the book. Reclaiming the Book of Revelation offers an interpretation that stresses God's forgiveness and the «healing of the nations» rather than the destruction of many and the redemption of a few. Dr. Glabach motivates and encourages preachers, teachers, and lay readers to explore Revelation's vision of assurance, justice, and peace.

The Apocalypse of John

Author	: Isbon T. Beckwith
Publisher	: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date	: 2001-03-09
ISBN 10	: 9781579106096
Pages	: 810 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (6 users)

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Download or read book The Apocalypse of John written by Isbon T. Beckwith and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2001-03-09 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Apocalypse Is Everywhere: A Popular History of America's Favorite Nightmare

Author	: Anne Rehill
Publisher	: ABC-CLIO
Release Date	: 2009-11-12
ISBN 10	: 9780313354397
Pages	: 281 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (543 users)

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Download or read book The Apocalypse Is Everywhere: A Popular History of America's Favorite Nightmare written by Anne Rehill and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2009-11-12 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging exploration of the apocalypse in Western culture seeks to understand how we have come to be so preoccupied with spectacular visions of our own annihilation—offering abundant examples of the changing nature of our imagined destruction, and predisposing readers to discover many more all around them. • Illustrations showcase the widespread belief in apocalypse, including medieval drawings as well as contemporary photographs and movie stills • A wide-ranging bibliography points the way to significant materials from the fields of history, literature, popular culture, theology, and more

Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, and Early Christianity

Author	: Charles W. Hedrick
Publisher	: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date	: 2005-10-17
ISBN 10	: 9781597524025
Pages	: 376 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (24 users)

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Download or read book Nag Hammadi, Gnosticism, and Early Christianity written by Charles W. Hedrick and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2005-10-17 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [This] book acquaints the beginner with the topic of gnosticism and early Christianity and presents to the specialist some of the new frontiers their colleagues are exploring. For the beginner there is a concise introduction to gnosticism. It covers the issues of origin, literature, leading ideas, and possible links with early Christianity. Each contributor has prepared a preface to his or her paper that points to its salient features and explains how the essay fits into the overall subject of the book. --from the Preface

Science Fiction Literature through History: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

Author	: Gary Westfahl
Publisher	: ABC-CLIO
Release Date	: 2021-07-31
ISBN 10	: 9781440866173
Pages	: 766 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (661 users)

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Download or read book Science Fiction Literature through History: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes] written by Gary Westfahl and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2021-07-31 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides high school and undergraduate students, and other interested readers, with a comprehensive survey of science fiction history and numerous essays addressing major science fiction topics, authors, works, and subgenres written by a distinguished scholar. This encyclopedia deals with written science fiction in all of its forms, not only novels and short stories but also mediums often ignored in other reference books, such as plays, poems, comic books, and graphic novels. Some science fiction films, television programs, and video games are also mentioned, particularly when they are relevant to written texts. Its focus is on science fiction in the English language, though due attention is given to international authors whose works have been frequently translated into English. Since science fiction became a recognized genre and greatly expanded in the 20th century, works published in the 20th and 21st centuries are most frequently discussed, though important earlier works are not neglected. The texts are designed to be helpful to numerous readers, ranging from students first encountering science fiction to experienced scholars in the field. Provides readers with information about written science fiction in all its forms—novels, stories, plays, poems, comic books, and graphic novels Includes original interviews with major writers like Ted Chiang, Samuel R. Delany, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Connie Willis that are not available elsewhere Features numerous sidebars with additional data about various subjects and key passages from several classic works Includes hundreds of bibliographies of sources that provide additional information on various specific topics and the genre of science fiction as a whole

The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha

Author	: James H. Charlesworth
Publisher	: Hendrickson Publishers
Release Date	: 2010-02
ISBN 10	: 9781598564891
Pages	: 2111 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (648 users)

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Download or read book The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha written by James H. Charlesworth and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 2111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key second-temple texts with introductions and notes by an international team of scholars--now available in affordable softcover bindings. The writers of the Bible lived in a world filled with many writings. Some of these documents are lost forever, but many have been preserved. Part of these extant sources are the Pseudepigrapha. This collection of Jewish and Christian writings shed light on early Judaism and Christianity and their doctrines. This landmark set includes all 65 Pseudepigraphical documents from the intertestamental period that reveal the ongoing development of Judaism and the roots from which the Christian religion took its beliefs. A scholarly authority on each text contributes a translation, introduction, and critical notes for each text. Volume 2 includes expansions of the "Old Testament" legends, wisdom, and philosophical literature; prayers, psalms, and odes; and fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic Works. Contributors include E. Isaac, B.M. Metzger, J.R. Mueller, S.E. Robinson, D.J. Harrington, G.T. Zervos, and many others. Of enormous value to scholars and students, religious professionals and interested laypeople. Part of Anchor Yale Reference Library.

Apocalyptic Chic

Author	: Barbara Brodman
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date	: 2017-10-10
ISBN 10	: 9781683930518
Pages	: 290 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (35 users)

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Download or read book Apocalyptic Chic written by Barbara Brodman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on legends and images of the apocalypse and post-apocalypse in film and graphic arts, literature and lore from early to modern times and from cultures around the world. It reflects an increasingly popular leitmotif in literature and visual arts of the modern century: humanity’s fear of extinction and quest for survival.

Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster

Author	: M. Yar
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2015-05-05
ISBN 10	: 9781137509079
Pages	: 116 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (9 users)

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Download or read book Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster written by M. Yar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the 'imaginary of disaster' that appears in popular fictions about the apocalyptic breakdown of society. Focusing on representations of crime, law, violence, vengeance and justice, it argues that an exploration post-apocalyptic story-telling offer us valuable insights into social anxieties.

The Written Dead

Author	: Kyle William Bishop
Publisher	: McFarland
Release Date	: 2017-06-19
ISBN 10	: 9781476629681
Pages	: 228 pages
Rating	: 4.7/5 (296 users)

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Download or read book The Written Dead written by Kyle William Bishop and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-06-19 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Victor Halperin’s White Zombie (1932) to George A. Romero’s landmark Night of the Living Dead (1968) and AMC’s hugely successful The Walking Dead (2010–), zombie mythology has become an integral part of popular culture. In a reversal of the typical pattern of adaptation, the zombie developed onscreen before appearing in short stories and comic books during the 20th century, and more recently as subjects of more traditional novels. This collection of new essays examines some of the most influential and inventive zombie literature, from the early stories to the most recent narratives, including some told from a zombie perspective.

Vampires and Zombies

Author	: Dorothea Fischer-Hornung
Publisher	: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date	: 2016-02-02
ISBN 10	: 9781496804754
Pages	: 240 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (47 users)

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Download or read book Vampires and Zombies written by Dorothea Fischer-Hornung and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The undead are very much alive in contemporary entertainment and lore. Indeed, vampires and zombies have garnered attention in print media, cinema, and on television. The vampire, with roots in medieval European folklore, and the zombie, with origins in Afro-Caribbean mythology, have both undergone significant transformations in global culture, proliferating as deviant representatives of the zeitgeist. As this volume demonstrates, distribution of vampires and zombies across time and space has revealed these undead figures to carry multiple meanings. Of all monsters, vampires and zombies seem to be the trendiest—the most regularly incarnate of the undead and the monsters most frequently represented in the media and pop culture. Moreover, both figures have experienced radical reinterpretations. If in the past vampires were evil, blood-sucking exploiters and zombies were brainless victims, they now have metamorphosed into kinder and gentler blood-sucking vampires and crueler, more relentless, flesh-eating zombies. Although the portrayals of both vampires and zombies can be traced back to specific regions and predate mass media, the introduction of mass distribution through film and game technologies has significantly modified their depiction over time and in new environments. Among other topics, contributors discuss zombies in Thai films, vampire novels of Mexico, and undead avatars in horror videogames. This volume—with scholars from different national and cultural backgrounds—explores the transformations that the vampire and zombie figures undergo when they travel globally and through various media and cultures.

Magical Motifs in the Book of Revelation

Author	: Rodney Lawrence Thomas
Publisher	: A&C Black
Release Date	: 2010-06-06
ISBN 10	: 9780567226860
Pages	: 242 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (268 users)

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Download or read book Magical Motifs in the Book of Revelation written by Rodney Lawrence Thomas and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-06-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rodney Thomas considers whether Revelation was written as an 'anti-magical' polemic, and explores the concept and definition of 'magic' from both modern and first-century standpoints.